{"id":28963,"date":"2023-10-10T10:20:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T09:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabishealthnews.co.uk\/?p=28963"},"modified":"2023-10-10T10:23:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T09:23:48","slug":"germanys-cannabis-legalisation-marches-on-despite-obstacles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabishealthnews.co.uk\/2023\/10\/10\/germanys-cannabis-legalisation-marches-on-despite-obstacles\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany\u2019s cannabis legalisation marches on despite obstacles"},"content":{"rendered":"
Via Business of Cannabis<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Two key \u2018possible showstoppers\u2019 failed to gain enough support in the Bundesrat, the German upper house that represents the country\u2019s 16 states at a federal level, meaning the house \u2018ultimately cannot prevent the legalisation of cannabis\u2019.<\/p>\n More than 80 recommendations were made by the states, however, with concerns raised about the considerable financial and practical resources necessary for each state to effectively enforce the proposals.<\/p>\n While the bill is no longer under threat of being entirely thwarted by the Bundesrat, the progress of Pillar 1 is widely anticipated to face further delays.<\/p>\n On August 16, 2023, Germany\u2019s Federal Government (Bundesregierung) officially approved<\/a> the draft bill of Pillar 1 of its cannabis legalisation strategy.<\/p>\n This bill has proposed<\/a>\u00a0to make possession of up to 25 grams of cannabis legal for adults, enable home cultivation of up to three plants, roll out not-for-profit cannabis cultivation clubs and, crucially, remove cannabis from the Narcotics Act.<\/p>\n Following approval by the Federal Government, the draft bill was passed to the Bundesrat to give the individual states an opportunity to comment on it for the first time last week.<\/p>\n Over 80 individual motions were prepared and put forward by the various committees of the Bundesrat \u2013 two of these motions were the most crucial.<\/p>\nOn Friday 29 September, opponents of Germany\u2019s Cannabis Act (CanG) failed to prevent the bill from progressing in the German Federal Council (Bundesrat).<\/strong><\/h3>\n
What actually happened?<\/strong><\/h4>\n